LUMBER Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word lumber. (close relations)
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timber | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material • a beam made of wood • a post made of wood • land that is covered with trees and shrubs • (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) | ||||||||
wood | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States film actress (1938-1981) • the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees • the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area • English conductor (1869-1944) • any wind instrument other than the brass instruments • English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887) • a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head • United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942) | ||||||||
boards | nounn | |||||||
noun • (used in the plural) the stage of a theater • (used in the plural) the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink | ||||||||
beams | nounn | |||||||
noun • a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather • long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction • a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation • a column of light (as from a beacon) • (nautical) breadth amidships • the broad side of a ship • a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts verb • smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression • emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light • express with a beaming face or smile • broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television • have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink • experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion | ||||||||
joists | nounn | |||||||
noun • beam used to support floors or roofs | ||||||||
logs | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches • the exponent required to produce a given number • a written record of messages sent or received • a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane) • measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water verb • enter into a log, as on ships and planes • cut lumber, as in woods and forests | ||||||||
planks | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes • an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party verb • cover with planks • set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise • cook and serve on a plank | ||||||||
log | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches • the exponent required to produce a given number • a written record of messages sent or received • a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane) • measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water verb • enter into a log, as on ships and planes • cut lumber, as in woods and forests | ||||||||
pound | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) • 16 ounces avoirdupois • the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence • a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy • the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters • formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence • the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents • a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec • a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) • a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) verb • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument • strike or drive against with a heavy impact • move heavily or clumsily • move rhythmically • partition off into compartments • shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits • place or shut up in a pound • break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle | ||||||||
baseball bat | nounn | |||||||
noun • an implement used in baseball by the batter |